This history of Fire Island Pines traces the gay-friendly resort on Fire Island, N.Y., back more than a century, when nudists first discovered its beaches. Among the commentators: Carson Kressley ("Queer Eye for the Straight… MoreThis history of Fire Island Pines traces the gay-friendly resort on Fire Island, N.Y., back more than a century, when nudists first discovered its beaches. Among the commentators: Carson Kressley ("Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"), Broadway tunesmith Jerry Herman, playwright Mart Crowley ("The Boys in the Band") and writer-activist Larry Kramer.